[ICEM] mesh size limitation due to hardware!

mariachi · April 9, 2014, 07:38

Hi Dear All,

I was wondering if anybody could tell me how to guess/predict the upper limit for a mesh that can be generated on a given PC?

To explain it further,

1. System 'A' is Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40 GHz 3.40 GHz with 16.0 GB of RAM.

2. System 'B' is Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27 GHz 2.27 GHZ (2 processors) with 24.0 GB of RAM.

What is the max mesh size that can be grown on both these systems???
Or is it that there is no such limitation posed by hardware except that the mesh generation time will increase on a low specs system and thats all!

Thanking in advance!

mariachi · April 10, 2014, 02:33

Or is it that there is no such limitation posed by hardware?

I mean the mesh will get generated, no matter how big or small, but time will vary!

Correct me if im wrong plzzz...

Far · April 12, 2014, 23:57

On 4 GB system with windows 7 64 bit, I am able to generate 10 Million + nodes. So I guess for 16 GB RAM you have generate 40 million + nodes easily. For such sizes you may expect couple of hours to get the mesh.

mariachi · April 16, 2014, 02:47

Thanks Far, for sharing your experience !

Yes you are right, it does take a couple of hours to generate a mesh this big. So ill see how much bigger mesh can i generate with my available resources

April 9, 2014, 07:38	mesh size limitation due to hardware!	#1
mariachi Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 16	Hi Dear All, I was wondering if anybody could tell me how to guess/predict the upper limit for a mesh that can be generated on a given PC? To explain it further, 1. System 'A' is Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40 GHz 3.40 GHz with 16.0 GB of RAM. 2. System 'B' is Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27 GHz 2.27 GHZ (2 processors) with 24.0 GB of RAM. What is the max mesh size that can be grown on both these systems??? Or is it that there is no such limitation posed by hardware except that the mesh generation time will increase on a low specs system and thats all! Thanking in advance!

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April 10, 2014, 02:33		#2
mariachi Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 16	Or is it that there is no such limitation posed by hardware? I mean the mesh will get generated, no matter how big or small, but time will vary! Correct me if im wrong plzzz...

April 12, 2014, 23:57		#3
Far Super Moderator Sijal Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Islamabad Posts: 4,553 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 54	On 4 GB system with windows 7 64 bit, I am able to generate 10 Million + nodes. So I guess for 16 GB RAM you have generate 40 million + nodes easily. For such sizes you may expect couple of hours to get the mesh.

April 16, 2014, 02:47		#4
mariachi Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 16	Thanks Far, for sharing your experience ! Yes you are right, it does take a couple of hours to generate a mesh this big. So ill see how much bigger mesh can i generate with my available resources